diff --git a/lib/internal/assert.js b/lib/internal/assert.js
index b5eb88c93b61db..e403fd4b60e06a 100644
--- a/lib/internal/assert.js
+++ b/lib/internal/assert.js
@@ -6,4 +6,10 @@ function assert(value, message) {
   }
 }
 
+function fail(message) {
+  require('assert').fail(message);
+}
+
+assert.fail = fail;
+
 module.exports = assert;
diff --git a/lib/internal/cluster/round_robin_handle.js b/lib/internal/cluster/round_robin_handle.js
index 95f33ad1d09907..86c7bec7386ed7 100644
--- a/lib/internal/cluster/round_robin_handle.js
+++ b/lib/internal/cluster/round_robin_handle.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
-const assert = require('assert');
+const assert = require('internal/assert');
 const net = require('net');
 const { sendHelper } = require('internal/cluster/utils');
 const uv = internalBinding('uv');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-internal-assert.js b/test/parallel/test-internal-assert.js
index b34657d3a67f84..4fd443864bdac7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-internal-assert.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-internal-assert.js
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ internalAssert(true, 'fhqwhgads');
 assert.throws(() => { internalAssert(false); }, assert.AssertionError);
 assert.throws(() => { internalAssert(false, 'fhqwhgads'); },
               { code: 'ERR_ASSERTION', message: 'fhqwhgads' });
+assert.throws(() => { internalAssert.fail('fhqwhgads'); },
+              { code: 'ERR_ASSERTION', message: 'fhqwhgads' });